When Abraham Martinez-Peña enrolled at California State University, Northridge as a film major, he knew the path he set out for himself — to be a professional comedy writer for film and television — would not be an easy one. Hollywood’s hiring reputation was more “who you know,” than “what you can do.”

Graduating seniors at CSUN were able to go to GradFest to prepare for and gather the necessities for their big day at graduations when their hard work pays off.

When two massive earthquakes (magnitudes 7.7 and 7.6) devastated southern and central Turkey in February 2023, they did more than destroy towns and villages — they brought communities together in unexpected solidarity. 

A Giving Day challenge gift from alumni Robert and Gloria Meyerson helped inspire dozens of donations to CSUN’s Veterans Resource Center.

For 40 years, the CSUN Assistive Technology Conference has been a global leader in accessibility innovation, connecting experts, advocates, and tech pioneers.

With more than $575,000 in donations for the 2025 campaign tallied so far, CSUN Giving Day continued to inspire students, parents, alumni and friends to give to the departments, athletic teams, student clubs and organizations they love most across the university.